[LM_NET] Shy Librarians

["Nocita, Lisa T." <LTNocita@BLUEVALLEYK12.ORG>]

I am presenting a workshop called the Shy Librarian at our state conference this 
week. The original impetus came from attending conferences and wanting so much to 
network and share ideas with colleagues but often being too shy to initiate 
contact. I spent many evenings eating alone and sitting in my hotel room when I 
really wanted to be out having fun and getting to know my colleagues. And this made 
me wonder if there weren't others like me wanting the same thing. So my first 
objective is to simply bring together a group of people at the conference and give 
them time to make a new acquaintance or renew an old one, to make that important 
first contact for a less lonely time during the conference. And, of course, my hope 
would be that we strengthen our professional relationships and continue to share 
and collaborate virtually. My secondary objectives are to offer some ideas of how 
we can be friendly advocates for our programs by building and maintaining 
relationships with our school colleagues and our students. If you have any ideas 
you'd like to share, I'd love to hear them! Fun icebreakers, special programs you 
do that involve faculty or students, etc. Keep in mind that these activities are 
for those of us that tend to be more introverted but yearn to break out of our 
shells! Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might care to share! Lisa


Lisa Nocita, Library Media Specialist
Prairie Star Middle School
14201 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 66224
(913) 239-5631
ltnocita@bluevalleyk12.org




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